Marine Science, M.S. ~ Preparation
To be considered for admission to our program you must:
Application materials are available at www.mlml.calstate.edu. You are encouraged to contact the professor with whom you wish to study before submitting your application. More information about the professors and the program may also be found at the MLML website. Upon admission, you will be accepted into conditionally classified graduate status.
To advance to full candidacy you are required to make up any coursework deficiencies as identified by your advisors. Quantitative Marine Science and three of the following five courses are prerequisites for classified graduate standing: Marine Ecology, Geological Oceanography, Physical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, and Biological Oceanography. These courses should be completed by the end of the third semester. They may be waived by the graduate committee upon certification that equivalent courses have been satisfactorily completed. Quantitative Marine Science cannot be counted toward the 30-credit degree requirement. If you do not receive a grade of 3.0 or better in the listed courses, or wish to substitute equivalent courses taken elsewhere regardless of the grades received, you must petition to have the courses accepted or take an examination given by the faculty at MLML.